Subject: Re: Art of Advocacy - draft short description
From: "Rob Norton" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:18:22 -0400

Are we meeting at 4pm? Where? I can come to your office if that's
convenient.

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Rob Norton <[email-masked]> wrote:

> 4pm tomorrow works for me. Your office?
>
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked]>wrote:
>
>> Go with it.  How about tmrw afternoon around 4?
>>
>> RHB
>> 202.333.1880
>>
>> On Oct 11, 2011, at 7:47 AM, Rob Norton <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>> We need to get this to Mark today.
>> On Oct 6, 2011 1:00 PM, "Rob Norton" < <[email-masked]>
>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>>> Mark asked us to provide a 5 sentence description for their course guide
>>> by Oct 11 (next Tues). I've attached a draft below - let me know what you
>>> think and please feel free to edit or tear it apart. As a benchmark, I have
>>> attached the description that appears for Mark's course. Also, we should
>>> set up time to talk about next steps. We need to sign up guests and finalize
>>> the syllabus/reading list. Let me know when you're available.
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>>
>>> *
>>> *
>>>
>>> *The Art of Advocacy Inside and Outside Government*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This course examines how advocacy, from inside and outside government,
>>> influences political leaders and other stakeholders responsible for shaping
>>> international policy and managing global crisis and conflict. The course
>>> uses a case format to study examples of advocacy in five ‘real world’
>>> situations. The objective is to build a pragmatic understanding of the
>>> impact of advocacy on policy and the management of complex global problems,
>>> including famine, pandemic, war, and environmental disaster. The class will
>>> feature interactive class discussions with policymakers and/or advocates who
>>> played principal roles in each case. The course will build practical skills
>>> and capabilities, including: 1) the ability to identify, evaluate, and
>>> formulate effective advocacy strategies and tactics; and 2) the ability to
>>> develop common practitioner tools, including concise briefing materials used
>>> in day-to-day advocacy initiatives. Key requirements include a reading list
>>> for each case, preparation of a discussion guide for one case study (to be
>>> completed in teams), preparation of concise advocacy briefing materials (1
>>> page) for each case, and a short final paper.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *
>>> *
>>>
>>> *MSFS-600** Ethics in International Relations*
>>>
>>> Limited to and required for International Relations and Security
>>> Concentrators in the MSFS Program, this course addresses ethical dilemmas
>>> arising in international affairs careers in the public, private, and
>>> nonprofit sectors. It will offer frameworks as decision-making tools,
>>> including those drawn from natural, national, and international law, while
>>> emphasizing discussion of specific issues and cases. It will hone
>>> decision-making judgment on key problems as mass atrocities, dealing with
>>> illiberal governments, forms of slavery, gender justice and opportunity,
>>> poverty and hunger, corporate responsibility, and public health. It will
>>> explore choice of means, such as military force, counterterrorism measures,
>>> economic sanctions, use of contractors rather than public institutions,
>>> compromise, and nonpartisanship, as well as dissent and resignation in
>>> professional settings. The course will build skills of concise and effective
>>> written and oral argumentation based on ethical reasoning.
>>>
>>>
>
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